A Stella man was arrested in the woods Saturday morning after he allegedly fled the nearby scene of a head-on collision, according to N.C. Highway Patrol.

David Brinson of Stella was arrested after he allegedly drove a Ford station wagon at 50 mph and collided head-on with a Jeep Cherokee on Swansboro Belgrade Road before 4:29 a.m. Saturday, when troopers were dispatched, said Highway Patrol Sgt. Shannon Whaley.

Troopers reached the scene nine minutes later.

Brinson is charged with failure to remain at the scene of an accident, careless and reckless driving and driving left of center.

A 21-year-old Swansboro High School graduate was driving the Jeep Cherokee. He was airlifted to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington with a broken collar bone, broken vertebrae and a concussion, according to his family.

A passenger in the Jeep Cherokee broke her leg in the collision.

Brinson, who was uninjured, fled the scene and ran into the woods, Whaley said.

K-9 units were dispatched to track Brinson’s path and he was arrested in the woods, Whaley said.